Abortion rights

News and features on the legal and cultural fight over abortion in the United States.

Students and faculty walk out of the Campus Center at UMass Boston. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

As college students return to Massachusetts campuses, they'll find new abortion care options

A new state law ensures public college and university students in Massachusetts have access to medication abortion through the school's own health services, like on campus at UMass Amherst.

Mass. insurers will cover abortion travel costs for members

Tufts, Harvard Pilgrim, and Blue Cross are promising to cover travel and lodging costs for members who live in states where abortion is restricted.

Advocates urge crowd funding, not couch surfing, to help people traveling for an abortion

Informal offers to host people seeking abortions have sprung up on social media since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, but so have stern warnings not to accept —...

Gov. Mills: Maine won't help prosecute abortion seekers, providers

Mills signed an executive order prohibiting state agencies from cooperating in another state's investigation into people, groups or health care providers over abortions or other reproductive health care that was...

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Jul 6, 2022

Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to a crowd gathered outside the Massachusetts State House to protest the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Mass. anti-abortion groups celebrate Roe's overturn, while abortion rights advocates plan protests

Massachusetts advocacy groups on both sides of the abortion debate reacted swiftly to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

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Jun 24, 2022

Attorney General Merrick Garland attends a news conference on June 13 at the Department of Justice in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

Justice Dept. 'will use every tool at our disposal to protect reproductive freedom,' attorney general says

Calling the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade “a devastating blow to reproductive freedom,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department will work to enforce laws and...

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Jun 24, 2022

Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to a crowd gathered at the Massachusetts State House on Friday. (Robin Lubbock, WBUR)

Baker signs order protecting abortion providers; Mass lawmakers decry Roe decision

Abortion in Massachusetts and the rest of New England is likely to remain legal. In Massachusetts, abortion is legal through 24 weeks of pregnancy, under state law.

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Jun 24, 2022

The Massachusetts State House. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Mass. Senate moves to protect abortion providers from out-of-state court judgments and investigations

The protections would apply to anyone caring for or aiding transgender patients as well. However, some legal scholars say Massachusetts is wading into complex and murky territory.

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May 27, 2022

Understand more about abortions in Mass. with these 5 graphs

Abortions have dropped sharply since the 1970s and continue to decline, and most terminations happen early in pregnancy.

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May 19, 2022

Abortion activists mobilize in Mass. after Supreme Court leak

In Massachusetts, a state where abortion will remain legal, activists on both sides of the debate are strategizing about where to focus their energy and efforts.

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As college students return to Massachusetts campuses, they'll find new abortion care options

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Mass. insurers will cover abortion travel costs for members

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Advocates urge crowd funding, not couch surfing, to help people traveling for an abortion

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Gov. Mills: Maine won't help prosecute abortion seekers, providers

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Mass. anti-abortion groups celebrate Roe's overturn, while abortion rights advocates plan protests

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Justice Dept. 'will use every tool at our disposal to protect reproductive freedom,' attorney general says

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Baker signs order protecting abortion providers; Mass lawmakers decry Roe decision

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Mass. Senate moves to protect abortion providers from out-of-state court judgments and investigations

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Understand more about abortions in Mass. with these 5 graphs

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Abortion activists mobilize in Mass. after Supreme Court leak

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Abortion rights

As college students return to Massachusetts campuses, they'll find new abortion care options

Mass. insurers will cover abortion travel costs for members

Advocates urge crowd funding, not couch surfing, to help people traveling for an abortion

Gov. Mills: Maine won't help prosecute abortion seekers, providers

Mass. anti-abortion groups celebrate Roe's overturn, while abortion rights advocates plan protests

Justice Dept. 'will use every tool at our disposal to protect reproductive freedom,' attorney general says

Baker signs order protecting abortion providers; Mass lawmakers decry Roe decision

Mass. Senate moves to protect abortion providers from out-of-state court judgments and investigations

Understand more about abortions in Mass. with these 5 graphs

Abortion activists mobilize in Mass. after Supreme Court leak